diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
index 3b7fd67ea3..ef6484810d 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ int dummy_entropy( void *data, unsigned char *output, size_t len )
 {
     size_t i;
     (void) data;
+    int ret;
 
     ret = mbedtls_entropy_func( data, output, len );
     for ( i = 0; i < len; i++ )
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
index e4c992febf..b19d8be7c3 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@ int dummy_entropy( void *data, unsigned char *output, size_t len )
 {
     size_t i;
     (void) data;
+    int ret;
 
     ret = mbedtls_entropy_func( data, output, len );
     for (i = 0; i < len; i++ ) {